When visiting Camino de Santiago, the pilgrim returns as prophet (6)

I believe the answer is:

elijah

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'prophet' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for elijah that I've seen before include "Mendelssohn oratorio" , "he prophesied" , "Old Testament prophet" , "Hebrew prophet in the time of Jezebel" , "OT, Islamic prophet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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